Pastor's Biography

Pastor Tim is the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Poston, and he was raised in Garner and Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated from Davidson College with a B.A. in Religion, (whereupon he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for a life of compassion and service), followed by an M.A.R. in Historical Theology from Yale University Divinity School and an M. Div. from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He did one year of internship at Genesis Lutheran Church in Detroit, Mi, before he was called to pastor Mediator Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, PA on September 14, 1997.

Pastor Poston served as  "Pastor/Redeveloper" for the first five years of his ministry and has authored two articles on  on Mediator's "Redevelopment" ministry in "Net Results" and "Parish Practice Notebook." Mediator was awarded the Southeastern PA Synod's inaugural Stewardship Award after financial giving more than doubled over a four-year period.

 Pastor Poston has served on his Synod's Council and a delegate to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's church-Wide Assembly. He has also  served as Dean of the Central Philadelphia conference, which is comprised of  14 congregations in the heart of Philadelphia.

He serves on the Yale divinity School alumni Board;  on the U.T.I.  ("Urban Theological Institute") Board of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; and on the Lutheran Settlement House Board (a social ministry organization in the heart of Philadelphia).  He is a member of L.I.F.E. ("Lutherans In Fellowship Exchange"); a "Field Education" Supervisor and an adjunct faculty member for the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (teaching "Field Education Reflection" and Spiritual and Leadership Formation"); and member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America's "Revivalist Network."

Pastor Poston is married to Rozella Poston has one son, Grant Thomas Poston.